as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
not worth doing; waste of effort
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
woman; female; feminine gender
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
strong-willed; strong of heart
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
now; the present time; just now; another; more
a reclusive life; living secluded from the world; leading a sequestered life
ancient time; age of the gods; mythological age; time before the ascension of Emperor Jimmu
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
many; numerous; various; large number of
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
two persons; two people; pair; couple
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
pointy hat; cone-shaped hat; pixie hat
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to investigate thoroughly; to research thoroughly; to master; to understand completely
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
research; study; investigation
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
a few years ago; some years back
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of